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  • Tribes lead the way for faster internet access in New Mexico

    April 06, 2018 |

    High Country News |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

    Across the United States, tribal lands have the lowest access to internet, an issue that restricts opportunity and education in those areas. In New Mexico, several small tribes have partnered to lay fiber-optic cables that connect the libraries, which serve as primary sources of internet connection, to faster, cheaper internet.

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  • How a rural electric co-op connected a community

    April 06, 2018 |

    KUNM |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    The Federal Communications Commission states that close to 39% of Americans in rural areas do not have high-speed internet access. Several co-ops in New Mexico are part of a move to change that. Kit Carson and other rural electric cooperatives are bringing fiber-optic internet access to increase the number of people with consistent and quality Internet access, which helps their businesses and their communities.

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  • Co-Ops Bridge The Digital Divide In Rural N.M.

    April 05, 2018 |

    KUNM |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Taos, New Mexico

    In rural New Mexico, a co-op that has traditionally provided electricity is also providing a new service - internet access. The "digital divide" has been identified as a key hurdle in overcoming poverty; the co-op also provides jobs and opportunities for long-time residents of Taos County, New Mexico.

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  • Locally Owned Networks Choose Net Neutrality

    April 05, 2018 |

    KUNM |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Taos, New Mexico

    Cooperatives owned by the people they serve give communities control over local telecommunications infrastructure. The member-owned Kit Carson Electric Cooperative provides access to broadband Internet in a remote region of northern New Mexico not served by the large telecommunications companies. In addition to leveling the playing field for small, underserved localities, networks owned by coops allow users to retain decision-making power over their telecommunications infrastructure in the absence of net neutrality protections.

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  • Let's Talk Solutions To New Mexico's Digital Divide

    April 04, 2018 |

    KUNM |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    Grants from the federal government can help fund infrastructure projects where large telecommunications companies see no incentive. Multiple initiatives across New Mexico are stepping in to bring reliable internet connectivity to the residents of remote and underserved communities. From electric utility cooperatives to tribal organizations, locals are finding ways to fund and install their own physical broadband infrastructure projects.

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  • When They Couldn't Afford Internet Service, They Built Their Own

    March 26, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Access to the internet is an important tool to addressing inequity at the scale of the community and the individual. Detriot’s Equitable Internet Initiative is a coalition of media, tech, and community-based organizations working to bridge the digital divide in underserved neighborhoods.

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  • Meet the Digital Stewards of the Equitable Internet Initiative

    March 01, 2018 |

    Hour Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Equitable Internet Initiative (EII) is transforming community organizers into “digital stewards” who are literally building out internet connection in their communities. In Detroit, where 40% of residents don’t have internet access, this service through the EII is invaluable. The program is also equipping youth of color with relevant technology skills and creating a stronger sense of place for the three Detroit neighborhoods it serves.

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  • How Internet Co-ops Can Protect Us From Net Neutrality Rollbacks

    November 22, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Tipton, Missouri

    Today, 23 million rural Americans can’t access broadband speed internet. As deregulation of net neutrality threatens to slow down internet speed even further, local internet co-ops are bringing higher-speed access to rural towns, Native American reservations, and even urban areas that do not currently have quality internet. Today, small internet service providers, spurred by local communities, are providing a real safeguard to net neutrality rollbacks.

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  • Online preschool: Does it work?

    November 03, 2017 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    In Mississippi, where only four percent of four-year olds are covered by state-funded preschool, free online curricula offer an enticing opportunity. UPSTART, one of these programs, provides complementary training for parents and access to a computer that might not otherwise be available. Critics warn of the effects of increased screen time and decreased social interaction, but advocates still see a few hours on the computer as a better alternative to no kindergarten readiness preparation at all.

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  • Why Cities Shouldn't Bend Over Backwards for Corporations

    October 18, 2017 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Kansas

    Flirting with a corporation can end badly. In exchange for city-wide wireless broadband, Kansas City gave Google near-free rein including fast permitting, free office space, low fees, and taxpayer funds. A few years later, Google restructured to become Alphabet and started cancelling hundreds of hook-ups.

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